I just wanted to write and ask you guys if you would please pray for Elder Sawyer Garrett Goff. He is having a really rough time in the M.T.C. He has a lot on his mind right now. He is not able to focus on the things that he needs to at the M.T.C. because he is so worried about our family. He is worried about our parents and JoliAnn and really wants to come home. He called me from the M.T.C. yesterday and cried and cried telling me he needs to come home and be with them. He is such a good kid and really does want to serve a mission. He has worked hard to get there and has talked about serving his mission for years.
Jason and I went to the M.T.C. today to talk with him and to have Jason give him a priesthoof blessing. We spent 2 hours with him talking about things. He bawled and bawled saying he thinks he needs to be at home to help. He is really scared about what is going to happen with our family. We are all worried about what is going to happen.. But, we all really want him to serve a mission.
He has not eaten or slept in 3 days. He is making himself sick worrying over things. He really can do this. But, he is in great need of some prayers and fasting. Not just today... not just for a week.. but this is going to take a lot! He needs to know that he has support at home. The elders in his district are not the nicest and give him a hard time about not being able to read as fast as them and catch on to the language as easily. They call him a retard and treat him in ways they should not. He really is a smart kid and has so much love for the gospel. He has so much on his shoulders right now and I just wish I could take it all.
Please write him and let him know how much you love him and please keep him in your prayers. Austin is going to have a hard time too when he finds out that Sawyer is so please keep Elder Austin Gene Goff and Elder Sawyer Garrett Goff in your prayers. Thanks for all you do.
Their addresses are below or you can go to dearelder.com and send them each a message really easily. You just have to know that Sawyer is in the Provo MTC for the Mexico Tampico Mission and Austin is in the Montana Billings Mission. They will get it the day you write it on there.
Elder Sawyer Garrett Goff
MTC Mailbox #235-0928
Mexico Tampico Mission
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
Elder Austin Gene Goff
303 E. 4th St. #6
Hardin, MT 59034
4 comments:
Why not just let him come home? If Sawyer feels that is where he is needed why not support him in that decision? I don't understand why you have to leave your home and family for two years to "go on a mission" anyway. Can't Sawyer minister to people he meets in his everyday life? I know there are people called to evangelize and go on missions far from home but as I understand the Bible teachings not everyone has this gift. All of our gifts and talents are given to us by God and we are all different. Maybe Sawyer just needs to come home and be with his family. I think I would choose that over being around people who are calling me stupid and retarded... These are the same one's also going out to preach the Mormon gospel? I don't understand the Mormon gospel and the more I try to make sense of it the more confused I get. The Bible I read tells me God is not the author of confusion. I challenge you to keep this comment on your blog Tiffany because I have a feeling you will want to delete it before you even finish reading it. The more involved I've been in trying to get to know the religion of most of my family the more confused I get.
I just read your comment on the Goff blog and it makes me ache. I know with all of my heart that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true and I cannot make you know the same thing. I have a testimony of the church that will never leave me. I see what happens to people who don't live the commandments and I know what I need to do in my life to be happy. I know you don't agree with some things in our church but I can't change your mind on that. Sawyer has been called of God to preach the gospel and he does want to do that. He is a strong young man with an amazing testimony and he is just worried about his family. He doesn't need to end what he wants in his life to be there to help mom and dad. They have to make their own decisions. We can't work things out for them. I'm glad you are concerned about our family but I also wish that you wouldn't assume that we are judging, church going people.. I don't assume that of others and I don't feel like that should be said of me, especially when talking about my own family. I have been so strong and supported and helped my family for years and having someone tell me that I need to be the one to love is hard because that is what I have been doing all along and will continue to do and tell my family to do. I know what needs to be done. We are struggling and need extra prayers and I hope you can just pray for us and that's all. I wish I could share my testimony with you in a way you would understand. I love the gospel with all of my heart and I know the church is true and that my little brothers are where every wothy young man should be. They have been chosen by their father in heaven to teach others about repentance and about eternal families. They will receive greater blessings because of what they are doing. They are strong young men and Sawyer will do what he knows is right for him if we all just love him and give him the encouragement, love, and support that he needs right now.
Sawyer is in our prayers. He should stay on his mission, that is what he has committed to do and that is where the Lord needs him at this time in his life.
A person doesn't grow up unless there is a reason to change. He has a lot of challenges now and leaving his mission would be something he would regret later in his life.
I realize he is worried about home but coming home won't change his parent's choices.
We will pray the Holy spirit will guide him.
I am so sorry to hear that Sawyer is having a hard time! We will keep him in our thoughts and prayers... being on a mission is where he needs to be if he wasnt supposed to be there he wouldnt be and Tiff im so glad to see that you stuck up for him and the church I hate to see when other people just assume things it makes me so mad and sad for them but I love you guys and miss you I will pray that Sawyer will be comforted while he is having a hard time!
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